"Zhao'er, you..."

Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to persuade Zhu Houzhao again, but seeing Zhu Houzhao's unswerving look, she gave up the idea, thinking that when Zhu Houzhao suffered a loss, she would stop the reform!

But how could she have thought that Zhu Houzhao had been preparing for the reform for many years and would stop when he encountered some setbacks. Anyone who blocked Zhu Houzhao's reform was Zhu Houzhao's mortal enemy. Farming in Liaodong was just the beginning.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao sent Queen Mother Zhang away, Liu Jin brought another bad news. A large number of officials resigned collectively to express their willingness to resist to Zhu Houzhao!

"asshole....."

Zhu Houzhao was furious. The officials thought that they could threaten him by resigning and going on strike, but they were just talking nonsense.

"Dare to threaten the emperor, this evil spirit must be resolutely suppressed."

He often resorted to resigning and going on strike to cause trouble. If he was not suppressed forcefully, the ministers thought he was Zhao Jia'er, who shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. A sharp look flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, and he ordered Liu Jin: "Go and get Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet."

, Yan Song, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Shi Wenyi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, came to find him."

"Slave, please obey."

Not long after, Li Dongyang, Yan Song, and Shi Wenyi arrived at the Leopard Room.

"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

"no!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his sleeves and threw a pile of resignation memorials in front of the three of them. He said with a cold expression: "Let's talk about it. How to deal with it?"

Li Dongyang, Yan Song, and Shi Wenyi opened a memorial at random and looked at it. Then they looked at the pile of at least dozens of resignation memorials. They were so scared that they were sweating. Something big was going to happen!

"Your Majesty, I believe that these people deliberately used resignation as an excuse to resist His Majesty's will at the time of national reform. They should be severely punished."

Yan Song pretended to be angry and said, looking loyal and completely considerate of Zhu Houzhao.

He was originally just a small scholar of the Hanlin Academy, but it was Zhu Houzhao who promoted him to become the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, with the power to supervise all officials. If he does not speak up for Zhu Houzhao, then he will get out!

Yan Song knew very well who gave him everything he had, and also knew the purpose of Zhu Houzhao calling him, so he did not dare to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and could only follow Zhu Houzhao's wishes.

Thinking about it, he hasn't reached the pinnacle of this skill yet, but he can still be considered a master!

"I also feel that what Master Yan said is reasonable. Resigning collectively is clearly disobeying the holy will and is suspected of threatening His Majesty. Your Majesty, I believe that such rebellious ministers must be severely punished."

Shi Wenyi followed Yan Song's words and said that he had a close friendship with Liu Jin and was Zhu Houzhao's lackey. At this time, he naturally knew what to do.

Moreover, he was also very dissatisfied with those officials who were not good at serving in the court and only knew how to be romantic, and even scolded them as lackeys. If he did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury at this time, he could still be regarded as a qualified Jinyiwei.

You must know that Jin Yiwei got his start by relying on special skills such as frame-ups, adding insult to injury, and making things out of nothing. Shi Wenyi cannot afford to lose the job that Jin Yiwei has inherited from generation to generation.

"What do teachers think of the collective resignation of officials?"

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied with the attitude of Yan Song and Shi Wenyi. Then he looked at Li Dongyang who said nothing and asked in a rather unkind tone.

Officials resigned collectively and went on strike to fight against the reform. If Li Dongyang didn't know about it, even if he killed Zhu Houzhao, he wouldn't believe it. After Liu Jian moved back to his hometown to retire, Li Dongyang became the apparent leader of the civil servant group.

"I believe that there is something inherently wrong with officials resigning en masse, and it is understandable. Your Majesty can just send someone to reprimand them."

After Li Dongyang finished speaking, he lowered his head directly and did not dare to face Zhu Houzhao. The civil service group resigned and went on strike to express their dissatisfaction with the reform. Of course he knew about this, but he did not expect that those officials would be bold enough to send the resignation memorial to Zhu Houzhao.

before.

This is the end of the matter. With Zhu Houzhao's temperament, he will never give up. Maybe it will be another Prince Ning incident, and a large number of officials will be used by Zhu Houzhao to cultivate land in Liaodong.

In his heart, he couldn't help complaining about the officials who resigned. If you say you want to make trouble, you can make trouble once every three or five. If the number of troublemakers is controlled, I can still mediate for you. Maybe the emperor will be annoyed by your troubles and compromise.

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But you have made such a big fuss, how can I speak for you in front of the emperor? You think the emperor is the late emperor Hongzhi with a very good temper. Over the years, you have been taught many times by the emperor openly and secretly, but you just don’t have a long memory.

"Extenuating circumstances? What the teacher means is that I was wrong. I should pamper them and let them make money and have fun."

There was no emotion or anger in Zhu Houzhao's tone, but this kind of Zhu Houzhao was the most terrifying, indicating that Zhu Houzhao's anger had reached its peak and could explode at any time.

Li Dongyang, Yan Song, Shi Wenyi, and Liu Jin shuddered. Last time, Zhu Houzhao used such a tone and attitude to make King Ning's rebellion bigger. Then a large number of wealthy gentry families in Jiangnan who had contact with King Ning were sent away.

Land reclamation in Liaodong.

The angry Zhu Houzhao is not scary, which shows that there is still room for change. The not angry Zhu Houzhao is the most terrifying. Hidden under his calm face is a cruelty that can make the world tremble.

"Old minister..."

Li Dongyang wanted to speak for those officials who resigned, but he didn't know where to start. He couldn't really say that Zhu Houzhao was wrong!

If it is true that Zhu Houzhao was wrong, then based on his understanding of Zhu Houzhao, not only those officials would suffer, but he, the chief minister of the cabinet, and the emperor's teacher would also be implicated.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian also taught Zhu Houzhao, but what happened in the end? He didn't think that his status as emperor's teacher could have much influence on Zhu Houzhao. The reason why he could still achieve the position of chief minister of the cabinet was not because he was more capable than Wang Yangming.

Strong, but because of his seniority and being able to suppress the ministers, but also because he had some help to Zhu Houzhao when he first came to power, and Zhu Houzhao thought of him for his kindness.

"I understand what the teacher means, and I will handle it properly. Teacher, please go back and rest first!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't hide his disappointment in his words. He still had high expectations for the teacher Li Dongyang, otherwise he would not have promoted Liu Jian to the position of chief minister of the cabinet after he returned to his hometown for retirement. However, Li Dongyang once again let him down.

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"Old minister, resign!"

Li Dongyang's body trembled, and his face was full of helplessness and bitterness. How could he not know that Zhu Houzhao and Wang Yangming's reforms were all aimed at making the Ming Dynasty stronger and more prosperous. He himself wanted to see the Ming Dynasty become more prosperous, but he was a member of the civil service group.

The interests of those people are so deeply involved that it is impossible to escape!

Once you are a member of the civil service group, you will always be a member of the civil service group.

Unless he can imitate Yan Song and even lose face, can he do it? He can't do it because he wants face.

Therefore, many civil servants used the word "scholar" to tie him to the chariot of the civil service group. He could only work hard to plan and mediate for the civil service group, but in the end he failed to please both sides.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian were not the same. When they first entered the officialdom, they all had the heart to help the world and save the world and benefit the people. However, as the officials became bigger, they struggled more and more in the quagmire of interests, until they were killed by the civil service group.

Trapped, there is no way to escape.


Chapter completed!